MILAN, April 13 (Reuters) - Prosecutors in the northern Italian city of Turin have requested that Agnelli family scion John Elkann stand trial in Italy in a tax fraud case linked to the inheritance of
Italian Prosecutors Move to Try John Elkann in Agnelli Inheritance Tax Fraud
Overview of the Agnelli Inheritance Tax Fraud Case
Background and Legal Proceedings
MILAN, April 13 (Reuters) - Prosecutors in the northern Italian city of Turin have requested that Agnelli family scion John Elkann stand trial in Italy in a tax fraud case linked to the inheritance of his grandmother Marella Caracciolo, the wife of late Fiat boss Gianni Agnelli.
Elkann is chairman of carmakers Stellantis and Ferrari and chief executive of the Agnelli family holding company Exor.
Lawyers' Response and Legal Strategy
Elkann's lawyers said the request for indictment was expected and “procedural”, allowing the merger of proceedings that originated as a single case.
“We reiterate that our aim is to defend, on the merits, a person who is entirely unconnected to the alleged offences,” they said in a statement.
Judicial Actions and Case Developments
Judges in Turin, home to the Agnelli dynasty, had previously indicted Elkann on a separate count relating to the same tax fraud case nL8N3WH2HA.
The two counts are now expected to be merged into a single case, with a decision scheduled at a hearings on June 22.
Financial Settlements and Family Disputes
Settlement Agreements
In September 2025, John Elkann and his siblings Lapo and Ginevra agreed to pay a negotiated sum of 183 million euros ($214 million) to settle the administrative side of the case. Criminal proceedings against Lapo and Ginevra have been dismissed.
Inheritance Battle Within the Agnelli Family
The criminal tax fraud case in Turin is a fallout from a wider inheritance battle nL8N40R0UX that has divided one of Italy's best-known business dynasties.
The dispute has pitted Elkann's mother Margherita Agnelli, who inherited 1.2 billion euros, against three of her eight children, including her eldest, John.
Ongoing Civil Cases
Separately, in ongoing civil cases in Italy and Switzerland, Margherita is seeking to overturn agreements she signed in 2004, arguing that money inherited from her parents should also be shared with the five children she had from a second marriage.
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(Reporting by Giulio Piovaccari, editing by Giselda Vagnoni)
